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INDUSTRY WATCH

Telecom Services : This CRISIL report provides a brief of the industry trends in the “Telecom Services” segment. It discusses telecom infrastructure, latest trends, market condition, demand, outlook of 3G services in India, its global scenario and more.

Nutraceuticals Market – India : This Research on India report analysis the Nutraceuticals Market in India. It presents a market overview, information on the Probiotic market, drivers & challenges, trends, government regulations, competition, PE investments and key developments.

OTC Pharmaceuticals in India : This Datamonitor report provides an overview of the Indian OTC pharmaceuticals market. This market grew by 6.1 percent in 2009 to reach a value of $1,618.6 million. In 2014, the Indian market is forecast to have a value of $2,065.6 million, an increase of 27.6 percent since 2009. Vitamins and minerals is the largest segment of the OTC pharmaceuticals market in India, accounting for 26.1 percent of the market's total value. India accounts for 6.1 percent of the Asia-Pacific market value.

Water and Wastewater Management : This Research on India report provides a summary of the Water and Wastewater Management market in India. Industry growth, water situation & consumption, water pollution in India, market trends, water management, market overview, market segment characteristics and trends, issues and challenges, government bodies, programmes & NGOs, competition, and key developments in this particular segment are some of the areas that are covered in the report.

Business Intelligence in the Pharmaceutical Market : This RBI report provides an analysis of the Global Pharmacy market - the current trends, opportunities, growth drivers, key organisational priorities, and vendor strategies for future growth.


B-SCHOOL INFOWATCH

Opportunity for change : It is not every day that one of the world’s most reputable research universities decides to set up a business school. But that is exactly what Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore has done. It has decided to add a world-class international MBA degree to its list of programmes. The man chosen to deliver it is Yash Gupta, inaugural dean of the business school.

Judge moves into executive teaching : Cambridge University’s Judge Business School in the UK is to start building its portfolio of executive short programmes with the launch of a course for senior managers in November.

Homecoming : Booming economy woos top brains : The professionals returning home have come as a blessing for B-schools such as the Indian Institute of Management, with the autonomy in pursuing research goals, collegial support, the superior Indian B-school environment and the flux in the global economy proving to be equally huge draws.

Business schools rewrite syllabi for the global executive : Several B-schools, including the top three IIMs, to contemplate a review of their curriculum. Especially in programmes meant to train senior executives for both national and global workplaces. This becomes all the more imperative given the fact that more and more overseas students are enrolling for senior executives courses at various business schools, starting with the IIMs.

EFMD/GMAC® Corporate Recruiters Survey Results :Trends in Recruitment of MBAs : EFMD and GMAC Corporate Recruiters Survey Results analyses recruitment trends from this survey as well as from other sources.

ARTICLE ALERT

Putting a value on training : Training programmes generate greater value for organisations when the curricula reflect key business performance metrics.

Leadership is a contract sport : Leadership is not just for leaders anymore. Top companies are beginning to understand that sustaining peak performance requires a firm-wide commitment to developing leaders that is tightly aligned to organisational objectives - a commitment much easier to understand than to achieve.

A better way to automate service operations : As service operations use IT to become more efficient across all processes and workflows, they will need to align their work practices with the strengths of automation.

Clouds, big data, and smart assets : Ten tech-enabled business trends to watch : Advancing technologies and their swift adoption are upending traditional business models. Senior executives need to think strategically about how to prepare their organisations for the challenging new environment.

Knowledge Management, Human Resource Management, and Higher Education : A Theoretical Model : Much has been written on the importance of knowledge management, the challenges facing organisations, and the important human resource management activities involved in assuring the acquisition and transfer of knowledge. Higher business education plays an important role in preparing students to assume the knowledge management and human resource roles so necessary to organisations.

If you would like to access these reports, please contact LRC at lrc_isb@isb.edu